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Professor Susskind
Session 11, December 1, 2008
Summary of Concepts
Space-Time Diagrams
Can unfold space if and only if after the unfolding the distances
between all points of the space remain the same as prior to the
unfolding.
d! = g µ" # dx µ # dx"
2 2 2
t t t
x ! 2 = 1, x 2 ! 2 = 4, x 2 ! 2 = 9, etc...
2
c c c
Lorentzian Space-time with Constant Acceleration
Light Cone
World Line 2
t ' !"
2 x$
World Line % k
#c&
World Line
World Line
t (time)
x (space)
x = r !cosh "( )
t = r !sinh (" )
( )
dx = dr !cosh " + r !sinh " ( )
dt = dr !sinh y (" ) + r !cosh (" )
d! 2 = dt 2 " dx 2 = r 2 # d$ 2 " dr 2
" 2 0 %
g=$ r '
# 0 !1 &
$ 2 # M #G ' 2 1
d! 2 = & 1" # dt " # dR 2 " R 2 # d*2
% R )( 2 # M #G
1"
R
end lecture #11